coming up
- Tuesday Night: July 14-August 11: Wild Card Open. 5-Round SS. Prizes: $460 guaranteed fund: 1st. prize based on tournament score ($150); 2nd-6th prizes ($100-80-60-40-30) based on best poker hands (two cards earned for each win, one for each draw, extra cards to lower-rated players who draw or win). Biggest upset wins $35 for a future entry fee. EF: $30 postmarked by July 8, $35 thereafter. $5 additional discount to PCC members. Reg.: 6-6:45 on 7.14. Half-point byes by Rd. 3. Ent: Make checks payable to Pittsburgh CC and send to PCC, Attn: Clyde Kapinos, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270. Part of the 2009 Tuesday Night Grand Prix.
- A Heritage Event
July 25. 29th Allegheny Chess Congress. 3-Rounds. G/90. Pittsburgh Chess Club, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270. All opponents will be 3 places or less from a player's position on the crosstable. Prizes: $50 for every 4 paid entries. Total prize fund divided equally between all tied for 1st, up to $50 each. Any remaining prize passed down to next score group. For full details on pairing and prizes see: http://www.pittsburghcc.org/hybrid/ All: EF: $20 postmarked by 7/20, $25 later, $5 discount to PCC members. Reg 9-9:45am. Rds 10am - 1:30pm - 5pm. No ½-byes permitted. Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Clyde Kapinos, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270.
- August 30: Pittsburgh Summer Open. 3-Round SS. G/90. EF: $28 by 8/25, $38 later, $3 discount to PCC members. Players organized into Octos (8-player sections) by ratings. Last section may have more than 8. Late entries receive 0-byes and placed in last section. Prizes $100-50 to each section. Reg. 9-9:45am. Rds. 10am - 1:30pm - 5pm. Ent: Make checks payable to Pittsburgh CC and send to PCC, Attn: Clyde Kapinos, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270.
- 2009 PCC Summer Picnic! Full information coming up soon...
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recent results
- Hibiki Sakai wins the Open Section of the Fred Sorensen Memorial. Kevin Kennedy wins on Reserve. See the full standings.
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going on
- Richard Abrams memorial: 30 players compete for a guaranteed prize fund of $535 and Grand Prix points. See the standings and the pairings for next round (Tuesday May 16 at 7pm).
- 2009 Tuesday Night Grand Prix: After the Byland Memorial (second event in the Grand Prix), the five top places are Adonis Turner (39 pts.), Daniel Gordon (38.5), Overlie Finn (32.5), Greg Galanter (31), and Kevin Mo (25.5). Download the full standings. Rules are available here.
- 2009 Blitz Grand Prix: After the April monthly blitz event, top places are:
- Bob Renk: 15 pts.
- Daniel Gordon: 13
- Dale Lipinski: 11
- Federico Garcia, Kevin Mo: 10
You get one point for playing in the event, and 4 for first, 2 for second, and 1 for third within each quad. At the end of the year the winner gets a choice of a chess clock or a chess set. | |
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